Alex Williams House

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Alex Williams House
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The house in 2016
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Location937 North Lamar Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°18′33″N90°11′04″W / 32.30917°N 90.18444°W / 32.30917; -90.18444 (Alex Williams House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Built byGeorge Thomas
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001313 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1979

The Alex William House, also known as the Greystone Hotel, is a historic house in Jackson, Mississippi. It was built in 1912 by George Thomas, an African-American building contractor, for Alex Williams, an African-American grocer. [2] From 1922 to 1945, it belonged to the Marino family, and it became a hotel in 1950. [2]

The house was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 3, 1979. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alex Williams House". National Park Service . Retrieved December 17, 2018. With accompanying pictures